Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is Amendment No. 1 to Request for Quotation (RFQ) 6913G624Q300060 - This RFQ is amended to provide the attached questions and answers. All other terms and conditions remain the same. ____________... This is Amendment No. 1 to Request for Quotation (RFQ) 6913G624Q300060 - This RFQ is amended to provide the attached questions and answers. All other terms and conditions remain the same. __________________________________________________________________ This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 6913G624Q300060 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This solicitation document and Incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05, effective 05/22/2024. The NAICS Code is 541620; the Small Business size standard is $19M. The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Real Property Disposition program. In accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) compliance, and in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) permitting, specific environmental consulting activities are required, including biological monitoring and annual reporting. In order to complete annual biological monitoring and reporting requirements, qualified biological expertise is required. The Contractor shall conduct all work in accordance with Federal, State, local requirements, the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and terms and conditions. REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order with a base (CLIN 00100) and four optional CLINs (00200 - 00500), as a result of this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. This notice is expected to result in a single award, subject to receipt of an acceptable quote. Please provide a firm fixed price quote in accordance with the following items: CLIN 00100 - Annual Biological Monitoring and Report Development – (Base Year 1) Quantity: 1 Unit: JOB Unit Price: $__________________ Total Price $__________________ PSC: F113 Period of Performance: Date of award to 01/31/2025 CLIN 00200 - Annual Biological Monitoring and Report Development (OPTION Year 2) Quantity: 1 Unit: JOB Unit Price: $__________________ Total Price $__________________ PSC: F113 Period of Performance: 02/01/2025 to 12/30/2025 CLIN 00300 - Annual Biological Monitoring and Report Development (OPTION Year 3) Quantity: 1 Unit: JOB Unit Price: $__________________ Total Price $__________________ PSC: F113 Period of Performance: 01/01/2026 to 12/31/2026 CLIN 00400 - Annual Biological Monitoring and Report Development (OPTION Year 4) Quantity: 1 Unit: JOB Unit Price: $__________________ Total Price $__________________ PSC: F113 Period of Performance: 01/01/2027 to 12/31/2027 CLIN 00500 - Annual Biological Monitoring and Report Development (OPTION Year 5) Quantity: 1 Unit: JOB Unit Price: $__________________ Total Price $__________________ PSC: F113 Period of Performance: 01/01/2028 to 12/31/2028 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance for the resulting award will be date of award to December 31, 2028. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS This combined synopsis/solicitation hereby incorporates all Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses contained herein. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference, see attached Addendum. FAR 52.212-5, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (attached). All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3. An Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through http://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision. All Contractors must be registered in SAM in order to receive an award from a DOT Agency. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference; additional clauses cited in FAR 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 52.209-6, 52.217-7 (attached), 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-50, 52.222-55, 52.222-62, 52.223-15, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.222-62, 52.232-33, 52.232-40 and 52.252-1. The FAR provisions and clauses cited in this notice can be viewed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far. The offer should be addressed to the following: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Karen Marino, V-222, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142. The signed offer must be submitted via e-mail to the contracting officer Karen.Marino@dot.gov. The time for receipt of offers is 3:00 PM Eastern Time on 08/1/2024. No telephone requests will be honored. The Government will not pay for any information received.